Department Graduate Notes:

Assessment & Grading procedures:
Reflection and self-assessment are essential methods of assessment in a Graduate Diploma in Education course, along with regular feedback from the faculty associate, program mentors, sessional instructors, and peers. Teacher-learners are expected to carefully consider all given feedback during the program and make informed decisions about their growth in relation to the program capacities. The reporting of this growth will take place through the creation of a critically reflective learning portfolio in which each teacher-learner examines their growth in relation to the program learning goals or program capacities. The faculty associate will assign a grade of Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory based on the growth in the program capacities demonstrated in the critically reflective portfolio.

Department Policy Statement re Attendance/Participation:
Attendance and active participation in all classes are mandatory in order to attain an 'S' grade.

Because all classes are participatory, a teacher-learner must make arrangements with the instructor/faculty associate to complete readings/assignments to compensate for missed work.  It should be noted that teacher-learners who miss the equivalent of two or more classes may not be able to make up sufficient work to attain an ‘S’ grade.

A teacher-learner who is unable to attend a class due to exceptional circumstances must notify the instructor and/or faculty associate before the class and also contact other teacher-learners before the subsequent class to find out what was discussed and make up work missed.

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html